McCain family owns 8 properties

McCain Owns 4, I Mean 7, Err, 8 Houses
The Great Plains Observer — ... ? He also added: “This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years — in prison,” referring to the prisoner of war camp that McCain was in during the Vietnam War. Yep that POW card again. Anyway the McCain camp was asked by Politico how many houses he and his wife owned and McCain was only off by 4. But as McCain says, not remembering how many houses he has is a non-issue because voters care more about a candidates ethics and not whether they can find their way home at the end of the day… Related Posts ...

Eight, Not Seven
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... That's how many houses McCain actually has, although because they're all part of Cindy's massive fortune, it's understandable he can't quite keep track of how immensely wealthy he is and has been for a very long time. ...

Big Pimpin'
Talking Points Memo — ... An interesting tidbit from the end of a piece in the Politico on McCain's 8 homes. (They've decided it's eight.) From 2006 to 2007, the McCain's budget for household staff went up roughly 50% from $184,000 to $273,000 ... ...

How many houses does McCain own? None
Hot Air » Top Picks — How many houses does McCain own? None posted at 7:50 pm on August 21, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Kenneth Vogel comes up with the answer at Politico that eluded John McCain in his earlier interview . The actual number of houses owned by McCain is … zero. That’s right — the Senator doesn’t own a single property in his own name: John McCain’s family owns at least eight properties — not the seven Democrats are alleging or the four McCain’s staff identified — according to a Politico analysis of property and tax records, as ...

Brandon Friedman: John McCain Needs to Lay Off the POW Talk
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... how many houses he and his wife currently own (they have at least eight properties), the Obama campaign pounced. They accused him of being elitist and disconnected and launched an ad within hours. The McCain campaign--realizing this was trouble--retorted the only way they knew how: With a truly ...

Why the Debate Over McCain’s Eight Homes Matters
The Democratic Daily — ... Politico has pointed out that John McCain has not “Seven” homes, as the Obama camp points out in the ad below, but “Eight.” ...

The Definitive Answer To: "How Many Houses Did John Own?"
BAGnewsNotes — ... One thing today's McCain housing controversy also does is clarify an important element regarding McCain's domesticity and sense of place. If you follow the accounts, you'll see that the real estate in his second marriage, including its acquisition and its disposition, has been uniquely controlled by Cindy. As Politico quotes from a June article from Vogue (and pay special attention to the personal pronouns): ...

The Answer Is: "One, The Big House"
BAGnewsNotes — ... One thing today's McCain housing controversy also does is clarify an important element regarding McCain's domesticity and sense of place. If you follow the accounts, you'll see that the real estate in his second marriage, including its acquisition and its disposition, has been uniquely controlled by Cindy. As Politico quotes a June article from Vogue (and pay special attention to the personal pronouns): ...

Dear Media
The Next Right — ... The "Homes" story is stupid. It is contrived. It is political hand-waving. They don't really believe what they're telling you. Remember, ...

Are you being served?
Firedoglake — ... Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams I think this hits the nail on the head for an even bigger McCain problem, from the Politico: The McCains increased their budget for household employees from $184,000 in 2006 to $273,000 ...

Charlie Gibson's Lore
TPMCafe — ... No, that's not what happened. McCain said he didn't know how many houses he and his wife owned--4? 8? (Politico says 8.) His campaign accused Obama of owning one big house in Chicago, with four fireplaces and a wine cellar. (That part is evidently true.) ...

Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — ... The best way to start your day, no matter which of your houses you woke up in. Today's the day. Kaine? Biden? Clinton? Breaking down Obama's options. That'll be a lot of combined houses: villager Halperin sez McCain's veep will be Willard. Obama ad wrong on houses -- McSame actually has more. Take the McSame house tour! American people say -- less Saddlebacks, please.

Dissecting Leftism —

Homes? Whozit? Whazat?
Shakesville — ... vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses?" Seriously. The way Obama carries on, you'd think he was born in Hawaii and was practically like the president or something. Yeesh. And I've heard he didn't even inherit his money, but earned it himself. How gauche.Read the whole thing here. BTW: The latest report puts the McCains' properties at eight. (Why is this so hard to quanify, anyway?!) And Attaturk notes that the ...

Townhall.com Staff: What's Hot Friday
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — What are the most popular stories around the web this morning? Townhall does the surfing so you don't have to. CNN: Obama Notifies Candidates on Short List New York Times: Brooks: Hoping It's Biden Politico: McCain Family Owns 8 Properties Washington Post: Houses Add Up to a Snag For McCain Time Magazine: Where's Obama's Passion? Wall Street Journal: They're Paying Attention Now ABC News: How Strong Is Russia? FOX News: Harvard Reclaims Top Spot in Latest U.S. News List US News & World Report: Best Colleges: How We ...

Good News: McCains Actually Own Eight Homes
JammieWearingFool — It appears the Democrats will have to rewrite all the lame jokes they're storing up for the convention as they beat this non-story to death . It's got a short shelf life, but that never dissuaded the left from overplaying a hand before. Heck, they're still telling Dan Quayle potato jokes all these years later, underscoring their lack of humor and creativity. John McCain's family owns at least eight properties — not the seven Democrats are alleging or the four McCain's staff identified — according to a Politico analysis of property and tax records, as well as interviews. The ...

Golf As Political Subtext
Newshoggers.com — ... payments. "Golf is not bad but ... as prices are unstable and the economic situation is not getting better, President Lee thinks they need to consider public sentiment," Yonhap news agency quoted a presidential Blue House official as saying. President Bush, of course, also gave up golf for a while - probably because of a dodgy knee but he said it was as a means of sharing the sacrifice of troops at war (no, really!). How about John "Eight Houses" McCain?Well, he promotes golf gear with his name on it from his campaign ...

Today on Doing Time - Friday August 22nd, 2008
The Latest on Air America — ... Freedom otherwise it becomes an official occupation. So what did they agree to? What conditions did the US concede? And most importantly – is there a timeline for withdrawal, are the rumors true ? Did Bush really set a timeline? Dahr Jamail , expert in all this Iraq will answer all those questions and more. FROM THE CAMPAIGN It’s still not settled but it looks like McCain and his wife own eight houses . His staff is still looking for the official count though. Can you believe he didn’t know? Hypocrisy of the day. Anti-Obama (and thus pro-Mccain) ad violates ...

About That Household Staff, Richie…
Firedoglake — ... An interesting tidbit from the end of a piece in the Politico on McCain's 8 homes. (They've decided it's eight.) From 2006 to 2007, the McCains' budget for household staff went up roughly 50% from $184,000 to $273,000 ... ...

17 Reasons To Give Thanks
Think Progress — ... the ground running instead of a president who is running the country into the ground. We’re thankful that Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow are demonstrating every night how strong and intelligent progressive voices can be successful on TV. We’re thankful we live in a center-left America rather than “Hannity’s America.” We’re thankful John McCain has more time to spend in the houses he owns…even if he can’t remember them all. We’re ...